Ten PhD studentships in Cork

Ten PhD positions are available in Cork at the Insight Centre for Data Analytics, working in the following areas:

- Distributed & Strategy-Aware Decision Analytics
- Decision Analytics & Computational Social Choice
- Decision Analytics and Incomplete/Evolving Problems
- Constraints and Optimisation
- Recommender Systems/Analytics for Customer Support

Applicants should hold a good honours undergraduate or Masters degree in computer science or a closely related discipline such as mathematics. Ideally applicants will be able to demonstrate an interest in both theoretical and software engineering skills, with a keen interest in algorithms, artificial intelligence, and related areas.

The successful applicants will be working with Ken Brown, Barry O'Sullivan, Nic Wilson, Gregory Provan or Derek Bridge. They receive total funding of approximately 18,000 euros per annum for up to four years and an annual contribution of 5,500 euros towards tuition fees. The 2013/14 fee for an EU PhD student is 5,770 euros. We welcome applicants of any nationality.

Deadline: Until filled. Start date: 1st July - 1st October 2014. For information on how to apply and full application requirements, please see the official advert http://www.ucc.ie/en/hr/vacancies/research/full-details-476345-en.html.